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Albanians in Kosovo may want to be free from Serbia - but will they end up being worse off financially ?
Alan Fisher has been investigating what independence will mean for the province's economy.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His uncompromising public stand won him the trust of local people and reinforced NATO's determination to intervene in the province.
Walker laid flowers on the graves of some of those who were killed.
He recalled what it was like to look into the faces of the family and friends who lost loved ones, when he first went to Racak immediately following the massacre.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Those were faces of people in sorrow of people in grief and people who had just had horrible things done to the land, to the village, to the people of Racak."
SUPERCAPTION: William Walker, Former head of OSCE
As Walker made his way through the crowd, he was greeted with hugs from some of the relatives of the dead.
At a ceremony earlier in the day at which he was given a symbolic golden key to Kosovo, Mr. Walker said the people of Kosovo should be in no doubt that he and others would feel the suffering of the Serbs just as keenly as they felt the suffering of the Albanians.
Since the end of the Kosovo conflict, the Serb minority has suffered retaliatory reprisals at the hands of the Albanian majority.
He also pointed out that reprisals against the Serbs could affect international will to aid in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
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published:21 Jul 2015

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Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the area, investigating allegations of criminal activity in the area during and after the NATO campaign.
They are equipped with modern SA80 rifles and are renowned as natural marksmen.
They also carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"When we arrived there were lots of incidents that happened and we have managed to catch quite a lot of criminals in this area and out of this area as well who are actually connected to those criminals and it seems now at this moment, activities are dying down and I'm sure we've made quite a success and I am very satisfied with the progress we have made since we arrived here."
SUPERCAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
They have also managed to instill a sense of trust in the locals.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"People seem quite happy and they are quite confident and quite happy to speak. They are quite happy to come out, whereas originally, they would not even come out of their houses"
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
Their peacekeeping tasks will now be taken over by the Finnish Battalion.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are very happy that we are handing over our tasks to a professional army, The Finnish Battalion and I'm 100 percent sure that they will provide the same service that we have been providing to these people since we arrived here."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
The Gurkhas have a long and illustrious military history dating back to the British occupation of the Indian sub-continent.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814.
During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815.
During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. A total of ten Victoria Crosses, the highest British military honour at the time, were awarded to Gurkhas.
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published:24 Jul 2015

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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the background, the rumble of NATO's continued aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia evokes a positive response.
UPSOUND: (English)
"Yeah man - that's O-K what they're doing."
Hashim Thaqi, the KLA's political leader says the K-L-A supports the peace agreement reached on Thursday - but they have to "wait and see" how Milosevic responds.
And K-L-A soldiers say they will fight on until their command says it's time to lay down their arms.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I know that Serbs always lie and they don't know any time the truth. What they say is that the war is finished - they want that the war get finished. But we don't trust them and me as a soldier - I belong to the KLA - the Kosovo Liberation Army. We only do what the command says - so if the commander says the war is going to get finished, we are going to stop the war. But we don't trust anybody so we are are going to use only the orders that come from the KLA."
SUPERCAPTION: Name withheld, K-L-A SoldierUnderground, K-L-A soldiers monitor international diplomacy by keenly tuning into Western news bulletins.
Generals from NATO and Yugoslavia will meet face-to-face on Saturday on the border between Macedonia and Kosovo.
There they will discuss the technicalities for a Serb withdrawal - the key step before NATO will stop the bombing campaign.
A peace plan accepted by the ethnic Albanians in March - but rejected by the Yugoslav government - called for the K-L-A to disarm.
In theAlbanian capital Tirana, K-L-A official Jakup Krasniqi said the guerrillas would not fire on departing Serb soldiers.
But Krasniqi said the rebels would not lay down their arms until all Yugoslav forces had left the province and an international peacekeeping force has replaced them.
These soldiers now - like the rest of the world - are waiting for President Milosevic to make the next move.
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The HALO Trust is a non-political and non-religious registered British charity and American non-profit organization which removes debris left behind by war, in particular land mines, with nearly 8,000 mine-clearers. HALO's largest operation is in Afghanistan, where the organization operates as an implementing partner of the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA).

HALO's global headquarters are located in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in a converted stable block. HALO has US offices located in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California.

HALO has won awards for its work including the Overall Winner at the Charity Awards in 2012.

The trust has a budget of approximately £25m (approximately $40m) and receives support from the governments of Norway, Germany, Netherlands and Finland. In 2014, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office supported HALO with £2.8m.

She was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, as the daughter of wealthy beer distributor Jim Hensley. After receiving bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Southern California, she became a special education teacher. She married John McCain in 1980 and they had three children together, in addition to adopting another. From 1988 to 1995, she founded and operated a nonprofit organization, the American Voluntary Medical Team, which organized trips by medical personnel to disaster-stricken or war-torn third-world areas. During this time, she became addicted to painkillers for several years and resorted to having a physician write illegal prescriptions on her behalf. She reached an agreement with the government in which no charges were filed against her.

In January 2011, Palmer released her first mixtape Awaken. The mixtape was officially released on January 10, 2011, for downloads on mixtape-downloading websites. The first and only single released from the mixtape was "The One You Call". A music video was also released for the song. In July 2012, Palmer released the single "You Got Me" featuring Kevin McCall. The video for the single was released on July 11, 2012. Palmer released a self-titled mixtape Keke Palmer on October 1, 2012. It includes her new singles "You Got Me" & "Dance Alone" which have already been released. On May 16, 2013, Keke Palmer released a video showing her recording and performing a cover of Alicia Keys song "If I Ain't Got You".

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When conflicts end, making communities safe and livable often means removing dangerous remnants of war. "Getting mines out of the ground, for good" has been the mission of the HALO Trust for the last 25 years. See how HALO is removing landmines with the help of Google Earth Pro and letting communities around the globe reclaim their land.

4:45

Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain & HALO Trust @ Kosovo Minefields

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the Kosovo minefields in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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2:15

Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

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Albanians in Kosovo may want to be free from Serbia - but will they end up being worse off financially ?
Alan Fisher has been investigating what independence will mean for the province's economy.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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1:30

KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

English/Nat
A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His uncompromising public stand won him the trust of local people and reinforced NATO's determination to intervene in the province.
Walker laid flowers on the graves of some of those who were killed.
He recalled what it was like to look into the faces of the family and friends who lost loved ones, when he first went to Racak immediately following the massacre.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Those were faces of people in sorrow of people in grief and people who had just had horrible things done to the land, to the village, to the people of Racak."
SUPERCAPTION: William Walker, Former head of OSCE
As Walker made his way through the crowd, he was greeted with hugs from some of the relatives of the dead.
At a ceremony earlier in the day at which he was given a symbolic golden key to Kosovo, Mr. Walker said the people of Kosovo should be in no doubt that he and others would feel the suffering of the Serbs just as keenly as they felt the suffering of the Albanians.
Since the end of the Kosovo conflict, the Serb minority has suffered retaliatory reprisals at the hands of the Albanian majority.
He also pointed out that reprisals against the Serbs could affect international will to aid in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
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3:00

KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

English/Nat
Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the area, investigating allegations of criminal activity in the area during and after the NATO campaign.
They are equipped with modern SA80 rifles and are renowned as natural marksmen.
They also carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"When we arrived there were lots of incidents that happened and we have managed to catch quite a lot of criminals in this area and out of this area as well who are actually connected to those criminals and it seems now at this moment, activities are dying down and I'm sure we've made quite a success and I am very satisfied with the progress we have made since we arrived here."
SUPERCAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
They have also managed to instill a sense of trust in the locals.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"People seem quite happy and they are quite confident and quite happy to speak. They are quite happy to come out, whereas originally, they would not even come out of their houses"
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
Their peacekeeping tasks will now be taken over by the Finnish Battalion.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are very happy that we are handing over our tasks to a professional army, The Finnish Battalion and I'm 100 percent sure that they will provide the same service that we have been providing to these people since we arrived here."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
The Gurkhas have a long and illustrious military history dating back to the British occupation of the Indian sub-continent.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814.
During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815.
During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. A total of ten Victoria Crosses, the highest British military honour at the time, were awarded to Gurkhas.
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1:29

YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

English/Nat
K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the background, the rumble of NATO's continued aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia evokes a positive response.
UPSOUND: (English)
"Yeah man - that's O-K what they're doing."
Hashim Thaqi, the KLA's political leader says the K-L-A supports the peace agreement reached on Thursday - but they have to "wait and see" how Milosevic responds.
And K-L-A soldiers say they will fight on until their command says it's time to lay down their arms.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I know that Serbs always lie and they don't know any time the truth. What they say is that the war is finished - they want that the war get finished. But we don't trust them and me as a soldier - I belong to the KLA - the Kosovo Liberation Army. We only do what the command says - so if the commander says the war is going to get finished, we are going to stop the war. But we don't trust anybody so we are are going to use only the orders that come from the KLA."
SUPERCAPTION: Name withheld, K-L-A SoldierUnderground, K-L-A soldiers monitor international diplomacy by keenly tuning into Western news bulletins.
Generals from NATO and Yugoslavia will meet face-to-face on Saturday on the border between Macedonia and Kosovo.
There they will discuss the technicalities for a Serb withdrawal - the key step before NATO will stop the bombing campaign.
A peace plan accepted by the ethnic Albanians in March - but rejected by the Yugoslav government - called for the K-L-A to disarm.
In theAlbanian capital Tirana, K-L-A official Jakup Krasniqi said the guerrillas would not fire on departing Serb soldiers.
But Krasniqi said the rebels would not lay down their arms until all Yugoslav forces had left the province and an international peacekeeping force has replaced them.
These soldiers now - like the rest of the world - are waiting for President Milosevic to make the next move.
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: EUROPEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ARRIVE

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British Foreign SecretaryRobin Cook was the first of a series of European foreign ministers to visit Kosovo on Wednesday.
Cook was taken around a farm on the outskirts of the village of Verika Krusa where about 40 Albanian men are believed to have been executed - the men were herded into farm outbuildings, shot and then hay was piled on top of them and set alight to hide the evidence.
The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Germany and France were also in Kosovo to hold meetings with NATO officials -
this is the first visit by senior Western politicians to the region since the end of the air campaign against Serbia.
British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, on a two-day Balkans tour, was met at Skopje Airport by MacedonianForeign MinisterAleksander Dimitrov on Wednesday.
He then boarded a helicopter which took him to Kosovo where he visited the site in Verika Krusa where British war crimes investigators were busy exhuming the bodies of around 40 ethnic Albanians thought to have been killed by Serb troops.
Cook was visibly moved by the charred bones and body bags still on display at the farm village near Verika Krusa.
In one room, the walls were pock marked with bullet holes.
In another around 30 charred bones lay scattered on the floor.
Body bags lay in neat rows outside the buildings, some with wild flowers placed upon them.
Charred bits of clothing hung on washing lines waiting to be examined by the forensic experts.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's impossible not to share the terror, the horror they must have felt in these last closing minutes, the position of the bodies shows that many of them tried to crawl into the corner to evade the bullets, but in vain. And as well as deep pity for the victims I feel also a deep sense of indignation, not just at those who carried out the killing on the ground, but at those who gave the orders back in Belgrade."
SUPERCAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
Much of the evidence will be sent to Britain to help prepare the strongest possible case against the Yugoslav leaders indicted for war crimes.
After his visit, Cook pledged that the international community would not give up its hunt for those behind the atrocities.
Earlier, in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, Cook urged the Serb population to stay in Kosovo and trust in the protection offered to them by NATO forces on the ground.
When the Serb military, police and paramilitary forces withdrew from the province under the conditions of the peace deal, the K-L-A and Kosovar citizens began to take revenge on their Serb neighbours, prompting tens of thousands of Serbs to leave in fear of their lives.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is no need for the Serb population to leave. We want them to stay and help us build a democratic, self-governing Kosovo. And to the Albanian community, I will be inviting them to work with us, and to work with the U-N civil administration, so that we can now build on the peace and provide a hope and a future for the people of Kosovo. This is an exciting opportunity for the people of Kosovo, there is a lot of work to be done. We are ready and determined to help them with it. Thank you."
SUPER CAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
In Kosovo's regional capital, Pristina, Cook addressed a large crowd of ethnic Albanians who chanted his name repeatedly.
He told them that having won the war, it was now time to build peace.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"This is Kosovo's first week of real freedom, and I'm honoured to be here to share it with you. We have shown resolve and determination to free you from violence and free you from the repression. Having won the war we must together build the peace."
SOUNDBITE: (English)
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KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched from the city's streets.
It is thought the women are being taken by criminal gangs from Albania, who are then forcing them to work as prostitutes in western Europe.
K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, has stepped up its nightly patrols, in an attempt to combat the kidnappings.
The men of the BritishRoyal Green Jackets are setting out for a nightly patrol of Pristina's streets.
The soldiers are part of K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, which has been in Kosovo since the end of NATO's bombing campaign in July.
The troops originally went in to secure the battle-ravaged province and to try to prevent any more outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence.
The capital, Pristina, had been a violent and lawless place for months.
But in recent weeks, crime has soared, partly because of power cuts which have plunged its streets into darkness every night.
As a result, K-FOR stepped up its nightly patrols in an attempt to deal with the upsurge.
There are now roadblocks every 500 metres (550 yards) on main streets, where cars are stopped and searched.
The British troops on patrol tonight are searching in particular for men preying on young women.
Their aim is to bring to an end an epidemic of kidnapping which is sweeping Kosovo's capital.
Young women have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is thought they have been taken by gangs of criminals who are crossing into Kosovo from neighbouring Albania.
There have been no ransom demands.
Instead, sources among the U-N police say the victims are taken to Germany, Italy and Switzerland, which have large Albanian communities.
There they are forced to work as prostitutes.
Despite the inconvenience, Pristina's citizens have been giving the soldiers as much help as possible.
They're eager to see an end to the abductions,
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They're extremely helpful, the majority of them are pleased to see us, appreciate why we're doing the car searches and are very helpful. Obviously there's the odd one who's probably been searched already that night but as a whole everyone's helpful and as soon we've explained to them why we're doing this they fully understand and appreciate what we're up to."
SUPERCAPTION: LieutenantSebastianMark, Royal Green Jackets
The soldiers are having to carry out the searches as an addition to the task which has taken up much of their time up to now - protecting local Serbs from revenge attacks from ethnic Albanians.
Tonight they are calling on one Serb family.
The three people who reside here, a mother and her two children, are among 450 Serbs who still live in Pristina.
The woman's husband, who had been a policeman, abandoned them when the Yugoslav army pulled out of the province.
Now they live like prisoners.
K-FOR soldiers visit four times a day, bringing food and other supplies.
If the family wants to go out for any reason they must have an armed escort to protect them.
Tonight everything is well here.
Back on the streets the soldiers visit an ethnic Albanian bar, in an attempt to win the locals' trust and to try to gather more information on the kidnappings.
The U-N police force for Kosovo should be carrying out this work.
But there are only 18-hundred of them, instead of the six-thousand there should be.
And so it falls to K-FOR to try to prevent the abductions.
Pristina's citizens saw much suffering at the hands of the Yugoslav army.
Despite K-FOR's presence, that misery continues, although now it is criminals from Albania who are inflicting it.
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Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

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Albanians in Kosovo may want to be free from Serbia - but will they end up being worse off financially ?
Alan Fisher has been investigating what independence will mean for the province's economy.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decis...

published: 21 Jul 2015

KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

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A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His un...

published: 21 Jul 2015

KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

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Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the...

published: 24 Jul 2015

YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the bac...

KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched from the city's streets.
It is thought the women are being taken by criminal gangs from Albania, who are then forcing them to work as prostitutes in western Europe.
K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, has stepped up its nightly patrols, in an attempt to combat the kidnappings.
The men of the BritishRoyal Green Jackets are setting out for a nightly patrol of Pristina's streets.
The soldiers are part of K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, which has been in Kosovo since the end of NATO's bombing campaign in July.
The troops originally went in to secure the battle-ravaged province and to try to prevent any...

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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His uncompromising public stand won him the trust of local people and reinforced NATO's determination to intervene in the province.
Walker laid flowers on the graves of some of those who were killed.
He recalled what it was like to look into the faces of the family and friends who lost loved ones, when he first went to Racak immediately following the massacre.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Those were faces of people in sorrow of people in grief and people who had just had horrible things done to the land, to the village, to the people of Racak."
SUPERCAPTION: William Walker, Former head of OSCE
As Walker made his way through the crowd, he was greeted with hugs from some of the relatives of the dead.
At a ceremony earlier in the day at which he was given a symbolic golden key to Kosovo, Mr. Walker said the people of Kosovo should be in no doubt that he and others would feel the suffering of the Serbs just as keenly as they felt the suffering of the Albanians.
Since the end of the Kosovo conflict, the Serb minority has suffered retaliatory reprisals at the hands of the Albanian majority.
He also pointed out that reprisals against the Serbs could affect international will to aid in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
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A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His uncompromising public stand won him the trust of local people and reinforced NATO's determination to intervene in the province.
Walker laid flowers on the graves of some of those who were killed.
He recalled what it was like to look into the faces of the family and friends who lost loved ones, when he first went to Racak immediately following the massacre.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Those were faces of people in sorrow of people in grief and people who had just had horrible things done to the land, to the village, to the people of Racak."
SUPERCAPTION: William Walker, Former head of OSCE
As Walker made his way through the crowd, he was greeted with hugs from some of the relatives of the dead.
At a ceremony earlier in the day at which he was given a symbolic golden key to Kosovo, Mr. Walker said the people of Kosovo should be in no doubt that he and others would feel the suffering of the Serbs just as keenly as they felt the suffering of the Albanians.
Since the end of the Kosovo conflict, the Serb minority has suffered retaliatory reprisals at the hands of the Albanian majority.
He also pointed out that reprisals against the Serbs could affect international will to aid in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
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Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the area, investigating allegations of criminal activity in the area during and after the NATO campaign.
They are equipped with modern SA80 rifles and are renowned as natural marksmen.
They also carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"When we arrived there were lots of incidents that happened and we have managed to catch quite a lot of criminals in this area and out of this area as well who are actually connected to those criminals and it seems now at this moment, activities are dying down and I'm sure we've made quite a success and I am very satisfied with the progress we have made since we arrived here."
SUPERCAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
They have also managed to instill a sense of trust in the locals.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"People seem quite happy and they are quite confident and quite happy to speak. They are quite happy to come out, whereas originally, they would not even come out of their houses"
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
Their peacekeeping tasks will now be taken over by the Finnish Battalion.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are very happy that we are handing over our tasks to a professional army, The Finnish Battalion and I'm 100 percent sure that they will provide the same service that we have been providing to these people since we arrived here."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
The Gurkhas have a long and illustrious military history dating back to the British occupation of the Indian sub-continent.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814.
During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815.
During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. A total of ten Victoria Crosses, the highest British military honour at the time, were awarded to Gurkhas.
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Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the area, investigating allegations of criminal activity in the area during and after the NATO campaign.
They are equipped with modern SA80 rifles and are renowned as natural marksmen.
They also carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"When we arrived there were lots of incidents that happened and we have managed to catch quite a lot of criminals in this area and out of this area as well who are actually connected to those criminals and it seems now at this moment, activities are dying down and I'm sure we've made quite a success and I am very satisfied with the progress we have made since we arrived here."
SUPERCAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
They have also managed to instill a sense of trust in the locals.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"People seem quite happy and they are quite confident and quite happy to speak. They are quite happy to come out, whereas originally, they would not even come out of their houses"
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
Their peacekeeping tasks will now be taken over by the Finnish Battalion.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are very happy that we are handing over our tasks to a professional army, The Finnish Battalion and I'm 100 percent sure that they will provide the same service that we have been providing to these people since we arrived here."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
The Gurkhas have a long and illustrious military history dating back to the British occupation of the Indian sub-continent.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814.
During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815.
During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. A total of ten Victoria Crosses, the highest British military honour at the time, were awarded to Gurkhas.
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underg...

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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the background, the rumble of NATO's continued aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia evokes a positive response.
UPSOUND: (English)
"Yeah man - that's O-K what they're doing."
Hashim Thaqi, the KLA's political leader says the K-L-A supports the peace agreement reached on Thursday - but they have to "wait and see" how Milosevic responds.
And K-L-A soldiers say they will fight on until their command says it's time to lay down their arms.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I know that Serbs always lie and they don't know any time the truth. What they say is that the war is finished - they want that the war get finished. But we don't trust them and me as a soldier - I belong to the KLA - the Kosovo Liberation Army. We only do what the command says - so if the commander says the war is going to get finished, we are going to stop the war. But we don't trust anybody so we are are going to use only the orders that come from the KLA."
SUPERCAPTION: Name withheld, K-L-A SoldierUnderground, K-L-A soldiers monitor international diplomacy by keenly tuning into Western news bulletins.
Generals from NATO and Yugoslavia will meet face-to-face on Saturday on the border between Macedonia and Kosovo.
There they will discuss the technicalities for a Serb withdrawal - the key step before NATO will stop the bombing campaign.
A peace plan accepted by the ethnic Albanians in March - but rejected by the Yugoslav government - called for the K-L-A to disarm.
In theAlbanian capital Tirana, K-L-A official Jakup Krasniqi said the guerrillas would not fire on departing Serb soldiers.
But Krasniqi said the rebels would not lay down their arms until all Yugoslav forces had left the province and an international peacekeeping force has replaced them.
These soldiers now - like the rest of the world - are waiting for President Milosevic to make the next move.
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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the background, the rumble of NATO's continued aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia evokes a positive response.
UPSOUND: (English)
"Yeah man - that's O-K what they're doing."
Hashim Thaqi, the KLA's political leader says the K-L-A supports the peace agreement reached on Thursday - but they have to "wait and see" how Milosevic responds.
And K-L-A soldiers say they will fight on until their command says it's time to lay down their arms.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I know that Serbs always lie and they don't know any time the truth. What they say is that the war is finished - they want that the war get finished. But we don't trust them and me as a soldier - I belong to the KLA - the Kosovo Liberation Army. We only do what the command says - so if the commander says the war is going to get finished, we are going to stop the war. But we don't trust anybody so we are are going to use only the orders that come from the KLA."
SUPERCAPTION: Name withheld, K-L-A SoldierUnderground, K-L-A soldiers monitor international diplomacy by keenly tuning into Western news bulletins.
Generals from NATO and Yugoslavia will meet face-to-face on Saturday on the border between Macedonia and Kosovo.
There they will discuss the technicalities for a Serb withdrawal - the key step before NATO will stop the bombing campaign.
A peace plan accepted by the ethnic Albanians in March - but rejected by the Yugoslav government - called for the K-L-A to disarm.
In theAlbanian capital Tirana, K-L-A official Jakup Krasniqi said the guerrillas would not fire on departing Serb soldiers.
But Krasniqi said the rebels would not lay down their arms until all Yugoslav forces had left the province and an international peacekeeping force has replaced them.
These soldiers now - like the rest of the world - are waiting for President Milosevic to make the next move.
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British Foreign SecretaryRobin Cook was the first of a series of European foreign ministers to visit Kosovo on Wednesday.
Cook was taken around a farm on the outskirts of the village of Verika Krusa where about 40 Albanian men are believed to have been executed - the men were herded into farm outbuildings, shot and then hay was piled on top of them and set alight to hide the evidence.
The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Germany and France were also in Kosovo to hold meetings with NATO officials -
this is the first visit by senior Western politicians to the region since the end of the air campaign against Serbia.
British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, on a two-day Balkans tour, was met at Skopje Airport by MacedonianForeign MinisterAleksander Dimitrov on Wednesday.
He then boarded a helicopter which took him to Kosovo where he visited the site in Verika Krusa where British war crimes investigators were busy exhuming the bodies of around 40 ethnic Albanians thought to have been killed by Serb troops.
Cook was visibly moved by the charred bones and body bags still on display at the farm village near Verika Krusa.
In one room, the walls were pock marked with bullet holes.
In another around 30 charred bones lay scattered on the floor.
Body bags lay in neat rows outside the buildings, some with wild flowers placed upon them.
Charred bits of clothing hung on washing lines waiting to be examined by the forensic experts.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's impossible not to share the terror, the horror they must have felt in these last closing minutes, the position of the bodies shows that many of them tried to crawl into the corner to evade the bullets, but in vain. And as well as deep pity for the victims I feel also a deep sense of indignation, not just at those who carried out the killing on the ground, but at those who gave the orders back in Belgrade."
SUPERCAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
Much of the evidence will be sent to Britain to help prepare the strongest possible case against the Yugoslav leaders indicted for war crimes.
After his visit, Cook pledged that the international community would not give up its hunt for those behind the atrocities.
Earlier, in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, Cook urged the Serb population to stay in Kosovo and trust in the protection offered to them by NATO forces on the ground.
When the Serb military, police and paramilitary forces withdrew from the province under the conditions of the peace deal, the K-L-A and Kosovar citizens began to take revenge on their Serb neighbours, prompting tens of thousands of Serbs to leave in fear of their lives.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is no need for the Serb population to leave. We want them to stay and help us build a democratic, self-governing Kosovo. And to the Albanian community, I will be inviting them to work with us, and to work with the U-N civil administration, so that we can now build on the peace and provide a hope and a future for the people of Kosovo. This is an exciting opportunity for the people of Kosovo, there is a lot of work to be done. We are ready and determined to help them with it. Thank you."
SUPER CAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
In Kosovo's regional capital, Pristina, Cook addressed a large crowd of ethnic Albanians who chanted his name repeatedly.
He told them that having won the war, it was now time to build peace.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"This is Kosovo's first week of real freedom, and I'm honoured to be here to share it with you. We have shown resolve and determination to free you from violence and free you from the repression. Having won the war we must together build the peace."
SOUNDBITE: (English)
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British Foreign SecretaryRobin Cook was the first of a series of European foreign ministers to visit Kosovo on Wednesday.
Cook was taken around a farm on the outskirts of the village of Verika Krusa where about 40 Albanian men are believed to have been executed - the men were herded into farm outbuildings, shot and then hay was piled on top of them and set alight to hide the evidence.
The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Germany and France were also in Kosovo to hold meetings with NATO officials -
this is the first visit by senior Western politicians to the region since the end of the air campaign against Serbia.
British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, on a two-day Balkans tour, was met at Skopje Airport by MacedonianForeign MinisterAleksander Dimitrov on Wednesday.
He then boarded a helicopter which took him to Kosovo where he visited the site in Verika Krusa where British war crimes investigators were busy exhuming the bodies of around 40 ethnic Albanians thought to have been killed by Serb troops.
Cook was visibly moved by the charred bones and body bags still on display at the farm village near Verika Krusa.
In one room, the walls were pock marked with bullet holes.
In another around 30 charred bones lay scattered on the floor.
Body bags lay in neat rows outside the buildings, some with wild flowers placed upon them.
Charred bits of clothing hung on washing lines waiting to be examined by the forensic experts.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's impossible not to share the terror, the horror they must have felt in these last closing minutes, the position of the bodies shows that many of them tried to crawl into the corner to evade the bullets, but in vain. And as well as deep pity for the victims I feel also a deep sense of indignation, not just at those who carried out the killing on the ground, but at those who gave the orders back in Belgrade."
SUPERCAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
Much of the evidence will be sent to Britain to help prepare the strongest possible case against the Yugoslav leaders indicted for war crimes.
After his visit, Cook pledged that the international community would not give up its hunt for those behind the atrocities.
Earlier, in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, Cook urged the Serb population to stay in Kosovo and trust in the protection offered to them by NATO forces on the ground.
When the Serb military, police and paramilitary forces withdrew from the province under the conditions of the peace deal, the K-L-A and Kosovar citizens began to take revenge on their Serb neighbours, prompting tens of thousands of Serbs to leave in fear of their lives.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is no need for the Serb population to leave. We want them to stay and help us build a democratic, self-governing Kosovo. And to the Albanian community, I will be inviting them to work with us, and to work with the U-N civil administration, so that we can now build on the peace and provide a hope and a future for the people of Kosovo. This is an exciting opportunity for the people of Kosovo, there is a lot of work to be done. We are ready and determined to help them with it. Thank you."
SUPER CAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
In Kosovo's regional capital, Pristina, Cook addressed a large crowd of ethnic Albanians who chanted his name repeatedly.
He told them that having won the war, it was now time to build peace.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"This is Kosovo's first week of real freedom, and I'm honoured to be here to share it with you. We have shown resolve and determination to free you from violence and free you from the repression. Having won the war we must together build the peace."
SOUNDBITE: (English)
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KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched fro...

English/Nat
Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched from the city's streets.
It is thought the women are being taken by criminal gangs from Albania, who are then forcing them to work as prostitutes in western Europe.
K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, has stepped up its nightly patrols, in an attempt to combat the kidnappings.
The men of the BritishRoyal Green Jackets are setting out for a nightly patrol of Pristina's streets.
The soldiers are part of K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, which has been in Kosovo since the end of NATO's bombing campaign in July.
The troops originally went in to secure the battle-ravaged province and to try to prevent any more outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence.
The capital, Pristina, had been a violent and lawless place for months.
But in recent weeks, crime has soared, partly because of power cuts which have plunged its streets into darkness every night.
As a result, K-FOR stepped up its nightly patrols in an attempt to deal with the upsurge.
There are now roadblocks every 500 metres (550 yards) on main streets, where cars are stopped and searched.
The British troops on patrol tonight are searching in particular for men preying on young women.
Their aim is to bring to an end an epidemic of kidnapping which is sweeping Kosovo's capital.
Young women have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is thought they have been taken by gangs of criminals who are crossing into Kosovo from neighbouring Albania.
There have been no ransom demands.
Instead, sources among the U-N police say the victims are taken to Germany, Italy and Switzerland, which have large Albanian communities.
There they are forced to work as prostitutes.
Despite the inconvenience, Pristina's citizens have been giving the soldiers as much help as possible.
They're eager to see an end to the abductions,
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They're extremely helpful, the majority of them are pleased to see us, appreciate why we're doing the car searches and are very helpful. Obviously there's the odd one who's probably been searched already that night but as a whole everyone's helpful and as soon we've explained to them why we're doing this they fully understand and appreciate what we're up to."
SUPERCAPTION: LieutenantSebastianMark, Royal Green Jackets
The soldiers are having to carry out the searches as an addition to the task which has taken up much of their time up to now - protecting local Serbs from revenge attacks from ethnic Albanians.
Tonight they are calling on one Serb family.
The three people who reside here, a mother and her two children, are among 450 Serbs who still live in Pristina.
The woman's husband, who had been a policeman, abandoned them when the Yugoslav army pulled out of the province.
Now they live like prisoners.
K-FOR soldiers visit four times a day, bringing food and other supplies.
If the family wants to go out for any reason they must have an armed escort to protect them.
Tonight everything is well here.
Back on the streets the soldiers visit an ethnic Albanian bar, in an attempt to win the locals' trust and to try to gather more information on the kidnappings.
The U-N police force for Kosovo should be carrying out this work.
But there are only 18-hundred of them, instead of the six-thousand there should be.
And so it falls to K-FOR to try to prevent the abductions.
Pristina's citizens saw much suffering at the hands of the Yugoslav army.
Despite K-FOR's presence, that misery continues, although now it is criminals from Albania who are inflicting it.
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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched from the city's streets.
It is thought the women are being taken by criminal gangs from Albania, who are then forcing them to work as prostitutes in western Europe.
K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, has stepped up its nightly patrols, in an attempt to combat the kidnappings.
The men of the BritishRoyal Green Jackets are setting out for a nightly patrol of Pristina's streets.
The soldiers are part of K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, which has been in Kosovo since the end of NATO's bombing campaign in July.
The troops originally went in to secure the battle-ravaged province and to try to prevent any more outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence.
The capital, Pristina, had been a violent and lawless place for months.
But in recent weeks, crime has soared, partly because of power cuts which have plunged its streets into darkness every night.
As a result, K-FOR stepped up its nightly patrols in an attempt to deal with the upsurge.
There are now roadblocks every 500 metres (550 yards) on main streets, where cars are stopped and searched.
The British troops on patrol tonight are searching in particular for men preying on young women.
Their aim is to bring to an end an epidemic of kidnapping which is sweeping Kosovo's capital.
Young women have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is thought they have been taken by gangs of criminals who are crossing into Kosovo from neighbouring Albania.
There have been no ransom demands.
Instead, sources among the U-N police say the victims are taken to Germany, Italy and Switzerland, which have large Albanian communities.
There they are forced to work as prostitutes.
Despite the inconvenience, Pristina's citizens have been giving the soldiers as much help as possible.
They're eager to see an end to the abductions,
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They're extremely helpful, the majority of them are pleased to see us, appreciate why we're doing the car searches and are very helpful. Obviously there's the odd one who's probably been searched already that night but as a whole everyone's helpful and as soon we've explained to them why we're doing this they fully understand and appreciate what we're up to."
SUPERCAPTION: LieutenantSebastianMark, Royal Green Jackets
The soldiers are having to carry out the searches as an addition to the task which has taken up much of their time up to now - protecting local Serbs from revenge attacks from ethnic Albanians.
Tonight they are calling on one Serb family.
The three people who reside here, a mother and her two children, are among 450 Serbs who still live in Pristina.
The woman's husband, who had been a policeman, abandoned them when the Yugoslav army pulled out of the province.
Now they live like prisoners.
K-FOR soldiers visit four times a day, bringing food and other supplies.
If the family wants to go out for any reason they must have an armed escort to protect them.
Tonight everything is well here.
Back on the streets the soldiers visit an ethnic Albanian bar, in an attempt to win the locals' trust and to try to gather more information on the kidnappings.
The U-N police force for Kosovo should be carrying out this work.
But there are only 18-hundred of them, instead of the six-thousand there should be.
And so it falls to K-FOR to try to prevent the abductions.
Pristina's citizens saw much suffering at the hands of the Yugoslav army.
Despite K-FOR's presence, that misery continues, although now it is criminals from Albania who are inflicting it.
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Visit Republic of Kosovo - The Youngest European Country

Kosovo Tourism - Travel Guide

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Kosovo is not a typical travel destination but it is still worth a visit. The aim of this was to show very briefly a few places to visit if you were only there for a day. Other than the places to visit it also offers a rich cultural experience that makes a change from the more usual tourist hot spots.

published: 26 Apr 2011

kosovo travel, places, people and culture

Kosovo, An EpicRoad Trip. Considered to be one of the OVERLOOKED COUNTRIES in Europe.
Kosovo is for sure an amazing destination, with many points of interest, nightlife, cuisine and other costume's, and traditions.
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19 - Backpacking Kosovo

Hitchhiking around Kosovo, hiking in RugovaValley, catching sunsets in Prizren, roaming around Prishtina, and enjoying local craft beer.
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Heading inland into the heart of the Balkans brings me into Kosovo from Montenegro. Kosovo is a partially recognized country as well as disputed territory in the Balkans. WIth a predominant majority of Albanians despite the land having much Serbian histo...

published: 10 Jan 2017

TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT IN KOSOVO

I Got Lost in Prizren Kosovo

It was bound to happen sooner or later... I got lost. I take the bus from TrianaAlbania to PrizrenKosovo.
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EXPLORING: KOSOVO TRAVEL DIARY

TIME STAMPS:
0:20 How I pack
01:22 Arriving in Prishtina, Kosovo
04:02 The best cafe ever
05:25 Arriving in Prizen, such a beautiful city
Hello!
We spent five days in Kosovo, exploring, hiking, looking around and loving it! This is the first part of my vlog style travel diaries from Kosovo. I'll be doing a LOOK BOOK featuring my outfits from the trip. Hope you enjoyed!!
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published: 08 Nov 2017

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN KOSOVO

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes videos like this need to be made so that people can be aware of differences in culture and attitude when travelling. I am not trying to offend anybody in any way...just simply sharing my personal experience.
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published: 21 Jul 2016

What's life like in Kosovo. Prishtina street tour part 2

published: 12 Jun 2017

HOW TO TRAVEL KOSOVO

Travelling some of the lesser known countries can be daunting but also give you the chance to see places not many others have! Kosovo is one of these countries and the second newest developed country in the world. Here's how to travel Kosovo!

Kosovo Tourism - Travel Guide

KosovoPassionFilmProject: http://igg.me/p/242816?a=1519994
Kosovo is not a typical travel destination but it is still worth a visit. The aim of this was to ...

KosovoPassionFilmProject: http://igg.me/p/242816?a=1519994
Kosovo is not a typical travel destination but it is still worth a visit. The aim of this was to show very briefly a few places to visit if you were only there for a day. Other than the places to visit it also offers a rich cultural experience that makes a change from the more usual tourist hot spots.

KosovoPassionFilmProject: http://igg.me/p/242816?a=1519994
Kosovo is not a typical travel destination but it is still worth a visit. The aim of this was to show very briefly a few places to visit if you were only there for a day. Other than the places to visit it also offers a rich cultural experience that makes a change from the more usual tourist hot spots.

Hitchhiking around Kosovo, hiking in RugovaValley, catching sunsets in Prizren, roaming around Prishtina, and enjoying local craft beer.
***The politics about Kosovo is a sensitive topic! However, all and any negative comments will not be tolerated and removed. This is a video of my experiences here and the beauty I've seen.***
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Heading inland into the heart of the Balkans brings me into Kosovo from Montenegro. Kosovo is a partially recognized country as well as disputed territory in the Balkans. WIth a predominant majority of Albanians despite the land having much Serbian history. But I'm not here to argue all of this. I simply went to Kosovo to kill my curiosity.
From what I hear the people are kind, especially to Americans and I found that to be very true. Starting it off, I stayed in my first city, the small city of Peja. Due to it's proximity to the mountains, I set off on a solo hike into and up Rugova valley and mountains. The beauty of this place is incredible and the people were amazing. Even got to hitchhike on a farm tractor.
Hitchhiking south brings me to one of my favorite coffee spots, Prizren. This is a historic city with a small touch of tourism. Along the river are many cafes for coffee, a small city center, and a nice fortress above that delivers gorgeous views of the town and mountains in the distance. Perfect for sunsets.
My final city after some more hitchhiking was the capital city of Prishtina. Here I roamed around to check out the unfinished Orthodox church, National Library of Kosovo, Newborn monumentsign, enjoyed some craft beer from Sabaja brewery, and people watched before setting off onto Macedonia en route to Albania and Greece. Kosovo is great :)
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EDGE_54_18 The Tunnel
KOK_2352B_15 The Kaval of Hope
KOK2339_12 Biorelax
KOK2418_3 SentimentalSummer

Hitchhiking around Kosovo, hiking in RugovaValley, catching sunsets in Prizren, roaming around Prishtina, and enjoying local craft beer.
***The politics about Kosovo is a sensitive topic! However, all and any negative comments will not be tolerated and removed. This is a video of my experiences here and the beauty I've seen.***
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Heading inland into the heart of the Balkans brings me into Kosovo from Montenegro. Kosovo is a partially recognized country as well as disputed territory in the Balkans. WIth a predominant majority of Albanians despite the land having much Serbian history. But I'm not here to argue all of this. I simply went to Kosovo to kill my curiosity.
From what I hear the people are kind, especially to Americans and I found that to be very true. Starting it off, I stayed in my first city, the small city of Peja. Due to it's proximity to the mountains, I set off on a solo hike into and up Rugova valley and mountains. The beauty of this place is incredible and the people were amazing. Even got to hitchhike on a farm tractor.
Hitchhiking south brings me to one of my favorite coffee spots, Prizren. This is a historic city with a small touch of tourism. Along the river are many cafes for coffee, a small city center, and a nice fortress above that delivers gorgeous views of the town and mountains in the distance. Perfect for sunsets.
My final city after some more hitchhiking was the capital city of Prishtina. Here I roamed around to check out the unfinished Orthodox church, National Library of Kosovo, Newborn monumentsign, enjoyed some craft beer from Sabaja brewery, and people watched before setting off onto Macedonia en route to Albania and Greece. Kosovo is great :)
Cameras:
IPhone5s & GoPro3
Music
EDGE_54_18 The Tunnel
KOK_2352B_15 The Kaval of Hope
KOK2339_12 Biorelax
KOK2418_3 SentimentalSummer

It was bound to happen sooner or later... I got lost. I take the bus from TrianaAlbania to PrizrenKosovo.
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It was bound to happen sooner or later... I got lost. I take the bus from TrianaAlbania to PrizrenKosovo.
Seven Grey is a nomadic minimalist who is wandering the world. You can follow his travels at the following links:
personal blog: www.sevenwanderstheworld.com
world view philosophy: www.7ism.com
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facebook page: http://bit.ly/2ahitFr
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TIME STAMPS:
0:20 How I pack
01:22 Arriving in Prishtina, Kosovo
04:02 The best cafe ever
05:25 Arriving in Prizen, such a beautiful city
Hello!
We spent five days in Kosovo, exploring, hiking, looking around and loving it! This is the first part of my vlog style travel diaries from Kosovo. I'll be doing a LOOK BOOK featuring my outfits from the trip. Hope you enjoyed!!
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TIME STAMPS:
0:20 How I pack
01:22 Arriving in Prishtina, Kosovo
04:02 The best cafe ever
05:25 Arriving in Prizen, such a beautiful city
Hello!
We spent five days in Kosovo, exploring, hiking, looking around and loving it! This is the first part of my vlog style travel diaries from Kosovo. I'll be doing a LOOK BOOK featuring my outfits from the trip. Hope you enjoyed!!
If you liked this video please give it a thumbs up and share it to a friend who you think might like it too. :)
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN KOSOVO

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes videos like this need to be made so that people can be aware of differe...

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes videos like this need to be made so that people can be aware of differences in culture and attitude when travelling. I am not trying to offend anybody in any way...just simply sharing my personal experience.
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Subscribe to my channel for more travel content ☻

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes videos like this need to be made so that people can be aware of differences in culture and attitude when travelling. I am not trying to offend anybody in any way...just simply sharing my personal experience.
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Take a look at my photo diary of Kosovo:
https://llondonleopard.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/36-hours-in-kosovo.htmlPlease hit the thumbs up if you enjoyed this video 👍
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HOW TO TRAVEL KOSOVO

Travelling some of the lesser known countries can be daunting but also give you the chance to see places not many others have! Kosovo is one of these countries ...

Travelling some of the lesser known countries can be daunting but also give you the chance to see places not many others have! Kosovo is one of these countries and the second newest developed country in the world. Here's how to travel Kosovo!

Travelling some of the lesser known countries can be daunting but also give you the chance to see places not many others have! Kosovo is one of these countries and the second newest developed country in the world. Here's how to travel Kosovo!

Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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published: 06 Jun 2008

Cindy McCain & HALO Trust @ Kosovo Minefields

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the Kosovo minefields in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a5b78863c00ece41a4a68795097e6276
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the Kosovo minefields in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the Kosovo minefields in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Never Trust Momo Con.

I honestly don't know what this is anymore.KosovoDocumentary:https://www.facebook.com/kosovodocumentary?ref=bookmarksThat Guy Reviews:https://www.facebook.com/thatguyrevAdam Gaines Yearwood:ihttps://www.facebook.com/AdamGainesYearwood?ref=bookmarksews?ref=bookmarks

published: 03 Jun 2014

A Quick Refutation of Yugoslavia's "Self Management" System

"Titoism" is a reactionary idea that tries to pass itself off as a "theory". In fact it is a complete rejection of Marxism-Leninism and even the most basic principles socialism and Marxist economics.
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published: 08 Oct 2014

Vegim [Kosovo] - NightVision Techno PODCAST 11 pt.2

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Vegim's journey into the underground began in the early 1990's. At first, music was just a hobby. Once he began collecting records his obsession grew stronger and he invested in his first pieces of music equipment. 1998 was the year Vegim became a full time slave to the underground. He rapidly developed his skills as a DJ and in his Production. By the age of 18 Vegim had already discovered his lust for House & Techno. The desire to tell his story through music took over and Vegim has never looked back. Vegim's earliest experiments in the studio go back to around 2002. After about 4 years of hard work, he released his first EP - Creature3000 with NaniKilla, this is his first tune which went on to receive support from a lot known World DJs. Today, Vegim is recognized as one of Techno'...

The Stream: Morocco's mental dilemma

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Inside Story - Kosovo's power struggle

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published: 20 Oct 2011

Situation of the Ummah and UWT's Strategy for 2018

Important talk from Ummah Welfare Trust trustee, Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad, highlighting some of the hidden situations that Muslims around the world are facing and what Ummah Welfare Trust is doing to help.
[Recorded from the first event of Ummah Welfare Trust's recent national tour]
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published: 29 Jan 2018

48 hours in Sarajevo - Bosnia!

Sarajevo has haunted my dreams for many years due to seeing the footage of gunfire on my television screen almost nightly. This year I decided to visit. Here is some of what I saw. Trust me there's so much more to any place than what I can get on a YouTube video.
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published: 14 Sep 2017

CROATIA VS. SERBIA (relations) - RESPONSE

My response to Barbara and her video CROATIA VS. SERBIA, I tried to answer on all insinuations and lies she used in that video, as well
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Never Trust Momo Con.

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A Quick Refutation of Yugoslavia's "Self Management" System

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Vegim [Kosovo] - NightVision Techno PODCAST 11 pt.2

Bio:
Vegim's journey into the underground began in the early 1990's. At first, music was just a hobby. Once he began collecting records his obsession grew stron...

Bio:
Vegim's journey into the underground began in the early 1990's. At first, music was just a hobby. Once he began collecting records his obsession grew stronger and he invested in his first pieces of music equipment. 1998 was the year Vegim became a full time slave to the underground. He rapidly developed his skills as a DJ and in his Production. By the age of 18 Vegim had already discovered his lust for House & Techno. The desire to tell his story through music took over and Vegim has never looked back. Vegim's earliest experiments in the studio go back to around 2002. After about 4 years of hard work, he released his first EP - Creature3000 with NaniKilla, this is his first tune which went on to receive support from a lot known World DJs. Today, Vegim is recognized as one of Techno's most influential artists. Not only a skilled DJ/Producer but also a graphics designer and coneptionalist that has a style unlike any other. He has released his own tracks and done countless remixes for many of the best known labels in the Techno realm. His tracks and remixes are well supported by dj's like: Dave Clarke, DylanDrazen, Laurent Garnier, Mark Eg, A Paul, Space Djz, Gayle San, Dj Murphy, Patrick Dsp, Dj Pauze, Mattias Fridell, Samuel LSession, LukeCreed, Pedro Delgardo and many more. In addition to being a high demand producer, his live performance is one of the most unique in Techno. His sound and mixing ability combined tell a story that is one of a kind. Vegim has traveled a long road since he began and he is now recognized as a symbol of techno worldwide.
Tracklist:
01. Vegim - Knauf
02. Spiros Kaloumenos - MotionMachine
03. Vegim - Kanz Du Mich
04. Vegim vs. Steel Grooves - SharkBite
05. PlanetaryAssaultSystems - HumanLike Us
06. Pasquale Maassen - Aliens (Plan R remix)
07. Phase - BinaryOpposition 1
08. Planetary Assault Systems - Black Tea
09. Xhin - Key
10. TrustThe Machine - Tiger Blood
11. QuanticSpectroscopy - CircusShades
12. Vegim - Benzonal (Sceptical C remix)
13. Unam Zetineb - InstantSource
14. Rusk - Harrisburg
15. Vegim - Beyond The Invisible
16. Vegim - Fetishizling
17. Vegim - Beton
18. Tadeo - VortexTotalTime:
01:04:04
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Bio:
Vegim's journey into the underground began in the early 1990's. At first, music was just a hobby. Once he began collecting records his obsession grew stronger and he invested in his first pieces of music equipment. 1998 was the year Vegim became a full time slave to the underground. He rapidly developed his skills as a DJ and in his Production. By the age of 18 Vegim had already discovered his lust for House & Techno. The desire to tell his story through music took over and Vegim has never looked back. Vegim's earliest experiments in the studio go back to around 2002. After about 4 years of hard work, he released his first EP - Creature3000 with NaniKilla, this is his first tune which went on to receive support from a lot known World DJs. Today, Vegim is recognized as one of Techno's most influential artists. Not only a skilled DJ/Producer but also a graphics designer and coneptionalist that has a style unlike any other. He has released his own tracks and done countless remixes for many of the best known labels in the Techno realm. His tracks and remixes are well supported by dj's like: Dave Clarke, DylanDrazen, Laurent Garnier, Mark Eg, A Paul, Space Djz, Gayle San, Dj Murphy, Patrick Dsp, Dj Pauze, Mattias Fridell, Samuel LSession, LukeCreed, Pedro Delgardo and many more. In addition to being a high demand producer, his live performance is one of the most unique in Techno. His sound and mixing ability combined tell a story that is one of a kind. Vegim has traveled a long road since he began and he is now recognized as a symbol of techno worldwide.
Tracklist:
01. Vegim - Knauf
02. Spiros Kaloumenos - MotionMachine
03. Vegim - Kanz Du Mich
04. Vegim vs. Steel Grooves - SharkBite
05. PlanetaryAssaultSystems - HumanLike Us
06. Pasquale Maassen - Aliens (Plan R remix)
07. Phase - BinaryOpposition 1
08. Planetary Assault Systems - Black Tea
09. Xhin - Key
10. TrustThe Machine - Tiger Blood
11. QuanticSpectroscopy - CircusShades
12. Vegim - Benzonal (Sceptical C remix)
13. Unam Zetineb - InstantSource
14. Rusk - Harrisburg
15. Vegim - Beyond The Invisible
16. Vegim - Fetishizling
17. Vegim - Beton
18. Tadeo - VortexTotalTime:
01:04:04
More info:
Vegim on Beatport:
http://www.beatport.com/artist/vegim/24728
Vegim on Resident Advisor:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/vegim/biography
NightVision Techno PODCAST on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/hu/podcast/nightvision-techno-podcast/id472942249
NightVision Techno PODCAST on MIXCLOUD:
http://www.mixcloud.com/nightvision_techno_podcast/
NightVision Techno PODCAST on FB:
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Inside Story - Kosovo's power struggle

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Situation of the Ummah and UWT's Strategy for 2018

Important talk from Ummah Welfare Trust trustee, Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad, highlighting some of the hidden situations that Muslims around the world are facing and ...

Important talk from Ummah Welfare Trust trustee, Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad, highlighting some of the hidden situations that Muslims around the world are facing and what Ummah Welfare Trust is doing to help.
[Recorded from the first event of Ummah Welfare Trust's recent national tour]
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Important talk from Ummah Welfare Trust trustee, Shaykh Muhammad Ahmad, highlighting some of the hidden situations that Muslims around the world are facing and what Ummah Welfare Trust is doing to help.
[Recorded from the first event of Ummah Welfare Trust's recent national tour]
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48 hours in Sarajevo - Bosnia!

Sarajevo has haunted my dreams for many years due to seeing the footage of gunfire on my television screen almost nightly. This year I decided to visit. Here ...

Sarajevo has haunted my dreams for many years due to seeing the footage of gunfire on my television screen almost nightly. This year I decided to visit. Here is some of what I saw. Trust me there's so much more to any place than what I can get on a YouTube video.
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Sarajevo has haunted my dreams for many years due to seeing the footage of gunfire on my television screen almost nightly. This year I decided to visit. Here is some of what I saw. Trust me there's so much more to any place than what I can get on a YouTube video.
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CROATIA VS. SERBIA (relations) - RESPONSE

My response to Barbara and her video CROATIA VS. SERBIA, I tried to answer on all insinuations and lies she used in that video, as well
to provide references ab...

My response to Barbara and her video CROATIA VS. SERBIA, I tried to answer on all insinuations and lies she used in that video, as well
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The HALO Trust: Helping communities reclaim the land with Google Maps for Business

When conflicts end, making communities safe and livable often means removing dangerous remnants of war. "Getting mines out of the ground, for good" has been the mission of the HALO Trust for the last 25 years. See how HALO is removing landmines with the help of Google Earth Pro and letting communities around the globe reclaim their land.

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Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALO Kosovo compound in March 2008. ...

Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain & HALO Trust @ Kosovo Minefields

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Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

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Can Kosovo afford independence? - 05 Feb 08

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Alan Fisher has been investigating what independence will mean for the province's economy.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

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KOSOVO: RACAK: FORMER OSCE HEAD WALKER VISIT

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A former American diplomat who won the trust of Kosovo Albanians with his condemnation of Serb atrocities against ethnic Albanians, has paid an emotional visit to the village of Racak, the site of one of the worst atrocities.
William Walker, while paying his respects to the Albanians killed in Racak, used his visit to urge Albanians not to inflict on the Serb minority in Kosovo the kind of suffering that they themselves underwent.
Walker was greeted by two to three-thousand Kosovo Albanians on his return on Racak, where 45 ethnic Albanians were slaughtered by Serb forces in January.
The atrocity had been immediately condemned by Walker, who was then the head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O-S-C-E) monitoring mission in Kosovo.
His uncompromising public stand won him the trust of local people and reinforced NATO's determination to intervene in the province.
Walker laid flowers on the graves of some of those who were killed.
He recalled what it was like to look into the faces of the family and friends who lost loved ones, when he first went to Racak immediately following the massacre.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Those were faces of people in sorrow of people in grief and people who had just had horrible things done to the land, to the village, to the people of Racak."
SUPERCAPTION: William Walker, Former head of OSCE
As Walker made his way through the crowd, he was greeted with hugs from some of the relatives of the dead.
At a ceremony earlier in the day at which he was given a symbolic golden key to Kosovo, Mr. Walker said the people of Kosovo should be in no doubt that he and others would feel the suffering of the Serbs just as keenly as they felt the suffering of the Albanians.
Since the end of the Kosovo conflict, the Serb minority has suffered retaliatory reprisals at the hands of the Albanian majority.
He also pointed out that reprisals against the Serbs could affect international will to aid in the reconstruction of Kosovo.
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KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

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KOSOVO: GURKHAS END THEIR TOUR OF DUTY

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Some of the world's most formidable fighters have ended their tour of duty as peacekeepers in Kosovo.
The BritishRoyal Gurkha Rifles, who were among the first troops to enter Kosovo with NATO-led peacekeepers on June 12, left at midnight on Sunday.
They will be replaced by Finnish troops.
The Gurkhas were responsible for providing security in the mixed ethnic area around Lipjlan, 12 kilometers (7 miles) southeast of Pristina.
Locals from the town of Lipjlan, South West of Pristina, have bid a sad farewell to the Gurkha soldiers who have been keeping the peace in the area since 12 June.
Although Lipjlan is one of the few integrated areas in Kosovo, it's locals grew to trust the soldiers and relied on them to protect and defend their province.
The Gurkhas also policed the area, investigating allegations of criminal activity in the area during and after the NATO campaign.
They are equipped with modern SA80 rifles and are renowned as natural marksmen.
They also carry into battle their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"When we arrived there were lots of incidents that happened and we have managed to catch quite a lot of criminals in this area and out of this area as well who are actually connected to those criminals and it seems now at this moment, activities are dying down and I'm sure we've made quite a success and I am very satisfied with the progress we have made since we arrived here."
SUPERCAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
They have also managed to instill a sense of trust in the locals.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"People seem quite happy and they are quite confident and quite happy to speak. They are quite happy to come out, whereas originally, they would not even come out of their houses"
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
Their peacekeeping tasks will now be taken over by the Finnish Battalion.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are very happy that we are handing over our tasks to a professional army, The Finnish Battalion and I'm 100 percent sure that they will provide the same service that we have been providing to these people since we arrived here."
SUPER CAPTION: Lieutenant Krishina Gurung
The Gurkhas have a long and illustrious military history dating back to the British occupation of the Indian sub-continent.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814.
During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers.
Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815.
During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. A total of ten Victoria Crosses, the highest British military honour at the time, were awarded to Gurkhas.
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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: KLA TROOPS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING

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K-L-A soldiers say they will continue fighting against Serb forces in Kosovo until their own commanders give word to halt the war.
Dug deep underground in bunkers at the frontline, K-L-A troops have been monitoring the latest developments regarding the Kosovo peace plan by portable radios.
Many say it would be a mistake to trust the word of Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan Milosevic - and are first waiting to see evidence of a Serb withdrawal from Kosovo.
Vigilant K-L-A soldiers at the frontline between Kosovo and Albania are continuing their military manoeuvres.
Their deep underground bunkers and trenches which have served them for months are still very much in use.
Many K-L-A soldiers say they view the Kosovo peace plan reached last Thursday with scepticism.
And in the background, the rumble of NATO's continued aerial bombardment against Yugoslavia evokes a positive response.
UPSOUND: (English)
"Yeah man - that's O-K what they're doing."
Hashim Thaqi, the KLA's political leader says the K-L-A supports the peace agreement reached on Thursday - but they have to "wait and see" how Milosevic responds.
And K-L-A soldiers say they will fight on until their command says it's time to lay down their arms.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I know that Serbs always lie and they don't know any time the truth. What they say is that the war is finished - they want that the war get finished. But we don't trust them and me as a soldier - I belong to the KLA - the Kosovo Liberation Army. We only do what the command says - so if the commander says the war is going to get finished, we are going to stop the war. But we don't trust anybody so we are are going to use only the orders that come from the KLA."
SUPERCAPTION: Name withheld, K-L-A SoldierUnderground, K-L-A soldiers monitor international diplomacy by keenly tuning into Western news bulletins.
Generals from NATO and Yugoslavia will meet face-to-face on Saturday on the border between Macedonia and Kosovo.
There they will discuss the technicalities for a Serb withdrawal - the key step before NATO will stop the bombing campaign.
A peace plan accepted by the ethnic Albanians in March - but rejected by the Yugoslav government - called for the K-L-A to disarm.
In theAlbanian capital Tirana, K-L-A official Jakup Krasniqi said the guerrillas would not fire on departing Serb soldiers.
But Krasniqi said the rebels would not lay down their arms until all Yugoslav forces had left the province and an international peacekeeping force has replaced them.
These soldiers now - like the rest of the world - are waiting for President Milosevic to make the next move.
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Royal Visit Western Balkans - Kosovo

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YUGOSLAVIA: KOSOVO: EUROPEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS ARRIVE

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British Foreign SecretaryRobin Cook was the first of a series of European foreign ministers to visit Kosovo on Wednesday.
Cook was taken around a farm on the outskirts of the village of Verika Krusa where about 40 Albanian men are believed to have been executed - the men were herded into farm outbuildings, shot and then hay was piled on top of them and set alight to hide the evidence.
The Foreign Ministers of Italy, Germany and France were also in Kosovo to hold meetings with NATO officials -
this is the first visit by senior Western politicians to the region since the end of the air campaign against Serbia.
British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, on a two-day Balkans tour, was met at Skopje Airport by MacedonianForeign MinisterAleksander Dimitrov on Wednesday.
He then boarded a helicopter which took him to Kosovo where he visited the site in Verika Krusa where British war crimes investigators were busy exhuming the bodies of around 40 ethnic Albanians thought to have been killed by Serb troops.
Cook was visibly moved by the charred bones and body bags still on display at the farm village near Verika Krusa.
In one room, the walls were pock marked with bullet holes.
In another around 30 charred bones lay scattered on the floor.
Body bags lay in neat rows outside the buildings, some with wild flowers placed upon them.
Charred bits of clothing hung on washing lines waiting to be examined by the forensic experts.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"It's impossible not to share the terror, the horror they must have felt in these last closing minutes, the position of the bodies shows that many of them tried to crawl into the corner to evade the bullets, but in vain. And as well as deep pity for the victims I feel also a deep sense of indignation, not just at those who carried out the killing on the ground, but at those who gave the orders back in Belgrade."
SUPERCAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
Much of the evidence will be sent to Britain to help prepare the strongest possible case against the Yugoslav leaders indicted for war crimes.
After his visit, Cook pledged that the international community would not give up its hunt for those behind the atrocities.
Earlier, in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, Cook urged the Serb population to stay in Kosovo and trust in the protection offered to them by NATO forces on the ground.
When the Serb military, police and paramilitary forces withdrew from the province under the conditions of the peace deal, the K-L-A and Kosovar citizens began to take revenge on their Serb neighbours, prompting tens of thousands of Serbs to leave in fear of their lives.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"There is no need for the Serb population to leave. We want them to stay and help us build a democratic, self-governing Kosovo. And to the Albanian community, I will be inviting them to work with us, and to work with the U-N civil administration, so that we can now build on the peace and provide a hope and a future for the people of Kosovo. This is an exciting opportunity for the people of Kosovo, there is a lot of work to be done. We are ready and determined to help them with it. Thank you."
SUPER CAPTION: Robin Cook, British Foreign Minister
In Kosovo's regional capital, Pristina, Cook addressed a large crowd of ethnic Albanians who chanted his name repeatedly.
He told them that having won the war, it was now time to build peace.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"This is Kosovo's first week of real freedom, and I'm honoured to be here to share it with you. We have shown resolve and determination to free you from violence and free you from the repression. Having won the war we must together build the peace."
SOUNDBITE: (English)
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KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of y...

KOSOVO: PRISTINA: KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG WOMEN

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Kosovo's capital, Pristina, is experiencing an epidemic of kidnappings of young women.
In recent weeks, dozens of woman have been snatched from the city's streets.
It is thought the women are being taken by criminal gangs from Albania, who are then forcing them to work as prostitutes in western Europe.
K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, has stepped up its nightly patrols, in an attempt to combat the kidnappings.
The men of the BritishRoyal Green Jackets are setting out for a nightly patrol of Pristina's streets.
The soldiers are part of K-FOR, the international peacekeeping force, which has been in Kosovo since the end of NATO's bombing campaign in July.
The troops originally went in to secure the battle-ravaged province and to try to prevent any more outbreaks of inter-ethnic violence.
The capital, Pristina, had been a violent and lawless place for months.
But in recent weeks, crime has soared, partly because of power cuts which have plunged its streets into darkness every night.
As a result, K-FOR stepped up its nightly patrols in an attempt to deal with the upsurge.
There are now roadblocks every 500 metres (550 yards) on main streets, where cars are stopped and searched.
The British troops on patrol tonight are searching in particular for men preying on young women.
Their aim is to bring to an end an epidemic of kidnapping which is sweeping Kosovo's capital.
Young women have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
It is thought they have been taken by gangs of criminals who are crossing into Kosovo from neighbouring Albania.
There have been no ransom demands.
Instead, sources among the U-N police say the victims are taken to Germany, Italy and Switzerland, which have large Albanian communities.
There they are forced to work as prostitutes.
Despite the inconvenience, Pristina's citizens have been giving the soldiers as much help as possible.
They're eager to see an end to the abductions,
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They're extremely helpful, the majority of them are pleased to see us, appreciate why we're doing the car searches and are very helpful. Obviously there's the odd one who's probably been searched already that night but as a whole everyone's helpful and as soon we've explained to them why we're doing this they fully understand and appreciate what we're up to."
SUPERCAPTION: LieutenantSebastianMark, Royal Green Jackets
The soldiers are having to carry out the searches as an addition to the task which has taken up much of their time up to now - protecting local Serbs from revenge attacks from ethnic Albanians.
Tonight they are calling on one Serb family.
The three people who reside here, a mother and her two children, are among 450 Serbs who still live in Pristina.
The woman's husband, who had been a policeman, abandoned them when the Yugoslav army pulled out of the province.
Now they live like prisoners.
K-FOR soldiers visit four times a day, bringing food and other supplies.
If the family wants to go out for any reason they must have an armed escort to protect them.
Tonight everything is well here.
Back on the streets the soldiers visit an ethnic Albanian bar, in an attempt to win the locals' trust and to try to gather more information on the kidnappings.
The U-N police force for Kosovo should be carrying out this work.
But there are only 18-hundred of them, instead of the six-thousand there should be.
And so it falls to K-FOR to try to prevent the abductions.
Pristina's citizens saw much suffering at the hands of the Yugoslav army.
Despite K-FOR's presence, that misery continues, although now it is criminals from Albania who are inflicting it.
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Kosovo Tourism - Travel Guide

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Kosovo is not a typical travel destination but it is still worth a visit. The aim of this was to show very briefly a few places to visit if you were only there for a day. Other than the places to visit it also offers a rich cultural experience that makes a change from the more usual tourist hot spots.

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kosovo travel, places, people and culture

Kosovo, An Epic Road Trip. Considered to be one of the OVERLOOKED COUNTRIES in Europe.
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19 - Backpacking Kosovo

Hitchhiking around Kosovo, hiking in RugovaValley, catching sunsets in Prizren, roaming around Prishtina, and enjoying local craft beer.
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Heading inland into the heart of the Balkans brings me into Kosovo from Montenegro. Kosovo is a partially recognized country as well as disputed territory in the Balkans. WIth a predominant majority of Albanians despite the land having much Serbian history. But I'm not here to argue all of this. I simply went to Kosovo to kill my curiosity.
From what I hear the people are kind, especially to Americans and I found that to be very true. Starting it off, I stayed in my first city, the small city of Peja. Due to it's proximity to the mountains, I set off on a solo hike into and up Rugova valley and mountains. The beauty of this place is incredible and the people were amazing. Even got to hitchhike on a farm tractor.
Hitchhiking south brings me to one of my favorite coffee spots, Prizren. This is a historic city with a small touch of tourism. Along the river are many cafes for coffee, a small city center, and a nice fortress above that delivers gorgeous views of the town and mountains in the distance. Perfect for sunsets.
My final city after some more hitchhiking was the capital city of Prishtina. Here I roamed around to check out the unfinished Orthodox church, National Library of Kosovo, Newborn monumentsign, enjoyed some craft beer from Sabaja brewery, and people watched before setting off onto Macedonia en route to Albania and Greece. Kosovo is great :)
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I Got Lost in Prizren Kosovo

It was bound to happen sooner or later... I got lost. I take the bus from TrianaAlbania to PrizrenKosovo.
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EXPLORING: KOSOVO TRAVEL DIARY

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01:22 Arriving in Prishtina, Kosovo
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05:25 Arriving in Prizen, such a beautiful city
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN KOSOVO

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes v...

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN KOSOVO

The purpose of this video is to talk about my experience as a woman in Kosovo. Sometimes videos like this need to be made so that people can be aware of differences in culture and attitude when travelling. I am not trying to offend anybody in any way...just simply sharing my personal experience.
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HOW TO TRAVEL KOSOVO

Travelling some of the lesser known countries can be daunting but also give you the chance to see places not many others have! Kosovo is one of these countries and the second newest developed country in the world. Here's how to travel Kosovo!

SHOTLIST
1. Wide street scene
2. Man arranging newspapers
3. Close-up of daily Albanian newspapers
4. Pan right from close-up of daily AlbanianExpress newspaper reading (Albanian): "Status of Kosovo to be delayed for six months," with photo of French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, to other newspapers
5. Close-up of daily Albanian newspaper 'Koha Ditore' with headline reading (Albanian): "Delayed"
6. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Mustafe Maxhuni, Kosovo/Albanian:
"It's very, very disappointing, I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years?"
7. Wide street scene
8. SOUNDBITE (Albanian) Skender Racaj, Kosovo/Albanian:
"The decision of G8 powers is a bad one. I think they are creating trouble, people have waited for a long time, so this is not fair. I am really disappointed. I hope the international community will change its mind."
9. Pan down of Kosovo's government building
10. Set up of Kosovo's Prime MinisterAgim Ceku
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Agim Ceku, Kosovo's Prime Minister:
"We are still waiting for the details of what has been agreed or not agreed by the G-8. I still hope that Russia and other G-8 countries will agree on a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly. But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient. I urge you, do not betray this trust. We can not wait forever, every day of delay is increasing frustration, every day of delay is decreasing trust and confidence of the international community. Every day of the delay is harming all the people of Kosovo, all communities living in Kosovo. Give us clarity, give us freedom, and let us go'."
12. Wide street scene
13. Various of Kosovo's PresidentFatmir Sejdiu arriving for urgent meeting at the Presidency
STORYLINE
Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku urged the West on Friday not to betray the trust of Kosovo's ethnic Albanian majority on a U.N. plan for independence, after the French president suggested a six-month delay on a decision.
The U.S. and key European nations back supervised independence for the Serbian province, but Russia, Serbia's traditional ally, objects.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at the Group of Eight summit in Germany on Thursday that he suggested to Russia's President Vladimir Putin that Belgrade and Pristina be given six months to work out a deal; if there is no agreement, then the UN plan would be applied.
A Putin spokesman said only that there was "some movement" on the matter.
Ceku said on Friday that he was waiting for the details of what was agreed at the summit in Germany and that he still hoped that Russia and the other countries could agree "a practical and realistic deal on Kosovo quickly."
"But I want to say this to the international community: 'We have trusted you to bring clarity to Kosovo. We have been committed to the UN path. We have been very, very patient',"Ceku told AP.
"'I urge you, do not betray this trust'."
Ceku said that every day of delay increased frustration in Kosovo and was hurting the province's communities.
Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu called an urgent meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.
Reactions to the delay on the streets in Pristina on Friday were of disappointment.
"I really had my last hopes (resting) on the G-8 leaders. The Kosovo issue needed to be resolved but by delaying it they are just going to fuel violence everywhere. Why delay, what we have waited for 10 years," said Mustafe Maxhuni who is a Kosovo Albanian.
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Cindy McCain @ HALO Trust Kosovo Compound

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the HALOKosovo compound in March 2008. HALO is a not-for-profit specializing in the removal of landmines and other war debris.
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Cindy McCain & HALO Trust @ Kosovo Minefields

Cindy McCain, a trustee of The HALO Trust, visits the Kosovo minefields in March 2008. HAL...

Cindy McCain & HALO Trust @ Kosovo Minefields

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